Medieval Romances

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Medieval Romances

• Kristen Leppik
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Medieval romances

• Style of heroic prose and verse narrative.
• Popular in the aristocratic circles.
• Dealt with traditional themes.
• Adventures of a chivalrous, heroic knight errant,
  often of super-human ability, who goes on a
  quest.

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• In 1600 they were out of fashion.
• Originally was written in Old French,
  Anglo-Norman and Occitan.
• Later, in English and German.
• Romances of Chrétien de Troyes, Perceforest, King
  Horn, The Knight's Talemis.

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